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Where is Barnsley?

Barnsley is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles east of the town of Bridgnorth, ten miles south of the major town of Telford, 81 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 118 miles north-west of London. Barnsley lies three miles south-west of the Staffordshire border. Barnsley falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the WV15 postcode district. The post town for Barnsley is Bridgnorth.

Barnsley on a map

Map showing extent of Barnsley as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Barnsley
Map showing location of Barnsley within the UK
Location of Barnsley within the UK

Which county is Barnsley in?

Barnsley is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Barnsley in Shropshire?

Barnsley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Barnsley within Shropshire
Location of Barnsley within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Barnsley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barnsley is WV15 5HG.

Where is Barnsley in WV15?

Barnsley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WV15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WV15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barnsley within WV15
Location of Barnsley within WV15

What is the post town for Barnsley?

The post town for Barnsley is Bridgnorth. Barnsley is in the WV15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bridgnorth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barnsley?

The centre of Barnsley is located at position 52.5342° latitude and -2.363° longitude.

Latitude52.5342°
Longitude-2.363°

What is the easting and northing of Barnsley?

The centre of Barnsley is located at the grid reference easting 375474 and northing 292988 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting375474
Northing292988

What are the nearest towns to Barnsley?

Position of Barnsley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barnsley to the centre of the town.

east
2m
Barnsley is 2 miles east of Bridgnorth
south-east
7m
Barnsley is 7 miles south-east of Broseley
west
9m
Barnsley is 9 miles west of Kingswinford
south-east
9m
Barnsley is 9 miles south-east of Much Wenlock
west
10m
Barnsley is 10 miles west of Sedgley
south
10m
Barnsley is 10 miles south of Telford
north-west
11m
Barnsley is 11 miles north-west of Stourbridge
north
11m
Barnsley is 11 miles north of Bewdley
north-west
11m
Barnsley is 11 miles north-west of Kidderminster
west
12m
Barnsley is 12 miles west of Coseley

What are the nearest cities to Barnsley?

Position of Barnsley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barnsley to the centre of the city.

west
10m
Barnsley is 10 miles west of Wolverhampton
west
20m
Barnsley is 20 miles west of Birmingham
north
24m
Barnsley is 24 miles north of Worcester
south-west
25m
Barnsley is 25 miles south-west of Lichfield
south
35m
Barnsley is 35 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent
north-east
36m
Barnsley is 36 miles north-east of Hereford
west
37m
Barnsley is 37 miles west of Coventry
south-east
44m
Barnsley is 44 miles south-east of Wrexham
south-west
46m
Barnsley is 46 miles south-west of Derby
north
47m
Barnsley is 47 miles north of Gloucester